James’s Green

James’s Green is a park in Kilkenny, Leinster. James’s Green is situated nearby to the church St Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny, as well as near the cemetery Saint Mary’s Cathedral Graveyard.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny and Kilkenny Castle.

St Mary’s Cathedral, Kilkenny

Church

Photo: Stevage, CC BY-SA 2.5.

St Mary's Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory. It is situated on James's Street, Kilkenny, Ireland. Saint Mary's was designed by William Deane Butler.

Kilkenny Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland, built in 1260 to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways. It was a symbol of Norman occupation, and in its original 13th-century condition, it would have formed… Kilkenny Castle is situated 650 metres east of James’s Green.

Black Abbey

Church

Photo: AFBorchert, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Black Abbey of Kilkenny, Ireland, is a Catholic priory of the Dominican Order, dedicated to the Holy and Undivided Trinity. Black Abbey was established in 1225 as one of the first houses of the Dominican Order in Ireland. Black Abbey is situated 210 metres north of James’s Green.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Johnswell and Bennettsbridge.

Johnswell

Locality

Photo: liam murphy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Johnswell is a village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. On the village green is a powerful spring and well dedicated to John the Baptist which was traditionally the venue for a local "pattern" of note, while the moat north of the village was the site of St John's Eve bonfires. Johnswell is situated 8 km northeast of James’s Green.

Bennettsbridge

Village

Photo: Sarah777, Public domain.

Bennettsbridge is a village in County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on the River Nore 6 kilometres south of Kilkenny city, in the centre of the county. Bennettsbridge is situated 8 km southeast of James’s Green.

James’s Green

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.65218° or 52° 39′ 8″ north

Longitude

-7.25805° or 7° 15′ 29″ west

Named after

location of former St. James’s church, demolished by Bishop Ledrede after the Black Death

Open location code

9C4JMP2R+VQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 27814395

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Mary’s Cathedral Graveyard and Kilkenny Garda Station.

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